Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs, Vol. 2 [Limited Edition]

Cactus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 10, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Rhino Handmade
• ASIN: B000VGCA0G
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,182 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Intro/Tuning

2. Long Tall Sally

3. Parchman Farm

4. Mellow Down Easy

5. Feel So Bad

6. Walkin' Blues

7. Scrambler/One Way... or Another

8. Oleo

Disc: 2

1. Bro. Bill

2. Token Chokin'

3. Slow Blues (Medley)

4. Heebie Jeebies/What'd I Say

5. Evil

Editorial Reviews

Limited Edition of 5000 Disc One 1. Intro / Tuning 2. Long Tall Sally 3. Parchman Farm 4. Mellow Down Easy 5. Feel So Bad 6. Walkin' Blues 7. Scrambler/One Way ... Or Another 8. Oleo Disc Two: 1. Bro. Bill 2. Token Chokin' 3. Slow Blues (Medley) 4. Heebie Jeebies / What'd I Say 5. Evil Live recording of the last ever concert performed at Gilligan's in upstate New York by the legendary supergroup's original line-up - Tim Bogert (bass), Carmine Appice (drums), Jim McCarty (guitar) and Rusty Day (vocals). The concert is presented in its entirety, and twelve of the thirteen full-tilt tracks are previously unreleased.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even Better Than the 1st "Live Gigs", February 21, 2008

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Kevin G. "Just Another Rundgrenhead" (La Porte, IN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

Having previously purchased the first "Live Gigs," I pondered long and hard whether "Live Gigs II" would offer enough different variety of performance to merit paying the big money for it. It absolutely does.
It features tunes like Mellow Down Easy, Feel So Bad, Walkin' Blues, and Token Chokin' which weren't on Gigs I; and add to that slightly-to-greatly different versions of Long Tall Sally, Parchman Farm, Oleo, Bro. Bill, and even a different version of the 20 min.+ No Need to Worry (Slow Blues on Gigs II.) Also included is a much clearer, more vibrant version of One Way Or Another than the version on Gigs I, which is taken from the 12:30 a.m. performance, as opposed to this concert, which is the 10:30 p.m. show. In fact, the sound quality of this entire recording is astounding, considering it's 37 years old.
A previous reviewer mentioned that his only beefs were; 1.Ron Leejack's guitar solos buried in the mix, and 2. Rusty Day's harmonica playing. He must have gotten a bad copy. I've listened to this CD on a state-of-the-art system, as well as a cheap boombox and, in both cases, Leejack's guitar was easily discernable. As for Rusty's harp playing, he's a serviceable blues /boogie harp player. He's no Magic Dick (who is?), but he beats the hell out of Bob Dylan and others.
One big difference in this concert is the addition of Leejack, giving the great Jim McCarty a baseline rhythm from which to soar as well as a nice counter to his leads. Leejack gets in a couple decent leads himself; in particular, a nice slide guitar lead on Walkin' Blues.
I have thouroughly enjoyed this CD and am very glad I decided to take a gamble on it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Crushing Live CACTUS from Buffalo, NY 1971!!!, September 11, 2008

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T. Kasuboski (Winneconne, Wisconsin United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

Praise the hard rockin' gods that Rhino Handmade decided to put out a second volume of CACTUS-Fully Unleashed!!! This was sure worth the wait and being that there are only 5000 copies it's worth whatever price you have to pay! Recorded live by legendary producer/engineer Eddie Kramer (Hendrix, Kiss, etc., etc.), CACTUS-Fully Unleashed Vol. 2 captures the band on fire in Buffalo, 1971. Unlike Vol. 1 which featured songs from multiple performances, Vol. 2 is just one singe show. One night with a band that could out-boogie anyone. CACTUS should have been as big as Led Zeppelin, but due to lack of band ego cohesion and over the top drug use, CACTUS never reached the mass audience they deserved. At any rate, this 2 CD set of almost 110 minutes of total balls out, hard rockin', proto-metal, post-blues, stoner boogie rock at its most intense, is another step towards finally giving CACTUS the recognition they deserve. And furthermore, it stands as a testament to one of the greatest blues/rock singers of all time, Rusty Day, who sadly departed earth for a better party many years ago now. Man could that guy sing/scream! Jim McCarty's guitar leads are absolutely savage as usual, and Ronnie Leejack's rhythm guitar (as well as a few killer leads of his own) just adds more power to the already overblown rhythm combo of Tim Bogart (one of the fattest bass sounds ever) and Carmine Appice's drum assault. There is not one single dull second in this show. This makes sense being that CACTUS lived and played hard to fight the dull moments. If only they could've kept it together longer. Thank god for this killer vault release! Perfect sound quality for the times, great packaging, and an unbelievably rockin' show in Buffalo! Rusty Day (R.I.P.)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Live CD, October 12, 2007

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Mark A. Cartier "Cartier" (Portland, Or. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fully Unleashed: The Live Gigs, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

Great two disc set from the original lineup (with Ron Leejack added).

This is a great show from 6/26/71 at Gilligans in Upstate NY (near Buffalo). The songs are excellent, the band is having fun and they do a number of killer versions from their studio LPs.

My only issues (and the reason for the four stars) is someone apparently forgot to tell Eddie Kramer the engineer about Leejack. He solos in spots and he's so far down in the mix you can't hear him. In a couple of songs it's hard not to notice. I suspect this is one reason why the show was never released until now.

With that minor complaint (and some of Rusty's harp playing), if you want killer versions of Oleo, Parchman Farm, One Way or Another, Feel So Bad, Bro. Bill etc. this is something to get. Before you have to pay an arm or a leg for this - (see the prices on the first live selection) - get it from Rhino. It's a limited pressing but they are still available.